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Poland to sign deal with US on military expansion

Details of a military deal expanding the US military presence in Poland are expected to be revealed this week as Polish president Andrzej Duda meets US president Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday. Currently there are 4,000 US troops in Poland on a rotational system. "It's an increase both in quantity and in quality," Duda told Reuters. A landing strip for drones was also under discussion, he said.

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